gas-cooled fast reactor
1Gas-cooled fast reactor — The Gas Cooled Fast Reactor (GFR) system is a nuclear reactor design which is currently in development. Classed as a Generation IV reactor, it features a fast neutron spectrum and closed fuel cycle for efficient conversion of fertile uranium and… …
2Lead cooled fast reactor — The lead cooled fast reactor is a nuclear power Generation IV reactor that features a fast neutron spectrum, molten lead or lead bismuth eutectic coolant, and a closed fuel cycle. Options include a range of plant ratings, including a number of 50 …
3Sodium-cooled fast reactor — The Sodium cooled fast reactor or SFR is a Generation IV reactor project to design an advanced fast neutron reactor.It builds on two closely related existing projects, the LMFBR and the Integral Fast Reactor, with the objective of producing a… …
4Gas cooled reactor types — Articles on Gas cooled reactor types include:* Advanced gas cooled reactor * Gas cooled fast reactor * Gas Cooled Reactor * Gas turbine modular helium reactor * High temperature gas cooled reactor * Magnox * Pebble bed modular reactor * Pebble… …
5Gas cooled fast breeder reactor — (GCFB) A fast breeder reactor that is cooled by a gas (usually helium) under pressure. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
6Integral Fast Reactor — The Integral Fast Reactor or Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor is a design for a nuclear fast reactor with a specialized nuclear fuel cycle. A prototype of the reactor was built in the United States, but the project was canceled by the U.S.… …
7Fast breeder reactor — The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a fast neutron reactor designed to breed fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes. The FBR is one possible type of breeder reactor. The reactors are used in nuclear power plants to …
8Fast neutron reactor — [ Shevchenko BN350 nuclear fast reactor and desalination plant situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The plant generates 135 MWe and provides steam for an associated desalination plant. View of the interior of the reactor hall.] A fast… …
9Gas turbine modular helium reactor — The Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor (GTMHR) is a nuclear power reactor design under development by General Atomics. It is a helium cooled, graphite moderated reactor and uses TRISO fuel compacts in a prismatic core design. The core consists of …
10Reactor vessel — In a nuclear power plant, the reactor vessel is a pressure vessel containing the coolant and reactor core. Not all power reactors have a reactor vessel. Power reactors are generally classified by the type of coolant rather than the by the… …
